Page 8 - 1977 VES Meteor

2 THE METEOR March I, 197) I~latchI. ~--------------------------~~~~------------------------~~1
VOLUME LIX, No. 5
would have welcomed a chance to practice sports other than football and cross country in the fall. Of 137 students responding,
to using, during that same sc·- ,hool year, the skills they develop.
Not surprisingly, the results show that the school's football
Editor-in-chief: Bill Loftin Associate Editor: Jack Evans
Featwes Editor: Bill Sanford
Sports Editor: Bill Fix
Creative Writing Editor: John Schlichting
~ompetltlon,
Contributors: Rick Allen, T om Gathright, jim Hunter, Blitz James, Brian Lanahan, David May, Pete Thornhill, Steve Walker, and John Wells.
Typist: John Wells, Pete Thornhill, John Schlichting, and Steve Walker. Advertising: Jack Evans
Photography: Phil Babb and Rick Wilkinson
Advisor: Mr. Murchison
have worked out at baseball, basketball, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, or wrestling than to have
chosen the two traditional fall offerings. Thirty-three of these would have participated on the varsity leveJ, with the other 25 expressing interest in a J.V. sport.
In addition, ten participants in the Outward Bound program and nine students who were not players on a fall team (but served as managers or as newspaper staff members) would have liked to practice an out-of-season sport instead. In all, 74 persons would
have chosen this option. Fifty- three respondents, on the other hand, expressed satisfaction with the sport they had played, while seven other students would have
chosen to remain in the non- athletic positions they held (primarily managerial).
The poll was designed to register the possibility of allowing portions of teams to practice out of season. Fall seemed the most logical time for such an innovation: it is the
,._..,urrent
BY jOHN WELLS
As the major studios have
begun to release the first of 1977's
film crop, the Motion Picture
Academy of Arts and Sciences
has released its nominations for
the 49th Academy Awards, to be
presented on March 28 in
Hollywood. Running neck and
neck with ten nominations each
are "Network" and "Rocky,"
affected. This year, even if only those athletes who were on a varsity-level winter or spring sport were counted, eight from the Varsity Football team and twelve from the J.V. team would have practiced an out-of-season
varsity sport. Several of those eight Varsity Football players were consistent starters. The Varsity Cross Country team would have suffered less - four members of that group would have opted for another varsity sport.
Mr. Atkins, Head Varsity Football Coach and Athletic Director, when informed of the
poll results said that last fall's team had been too small anyway. He further recalled a situation a few years ago in which certain
((
ust
The advent of spring is rapidly approaching. It shall undoubtedly bring with it many joys and hopes that the winter did notfulfill. The winter term traditionally is not the most exciting term at V.E.S.
Students seem to "just go through the motions" during the winter, but some students are like that all the time. What causes this? There is probably no one correct answer. Contributing factors would be the weather, lack of things to do, and looking forward to spring too
often.
As the weather improves for the better, students' attitudes do the
same. After returning from Spring Break students look forward to basking in the sun while watching a baseball game, trips to the Blue Ridge Parkway, and general hell raising (usually for the good of all).
Seniors, having been accepted to a college that they really don't want to go to, realize that their academic performance isn't that imperative. This of course varies to a certain degree with each student. The "senior slide" syndrone infiltrates, and the fun begins. This is the period where the seniors enjoy the finer things of life.
BY STEVE WALKER
T wo and a half years ago I came to V.E.S. as a sophomore. At that time the Senior Class took an active role in leading the school and they were respected by the entire student body. I remember hoping at that time that this tradition would carry on when I got to be a senior
and consequently I respected them. Unfortunately, this year is different.
Never before have I encountered the talking back and total
disrespect of senior that is prevalent today. Two and a half years ago,
BY BILL LOFTIN
••
zn zn
JJ
rnr
March I, 1977
A recent Meteor poll of V.E.S. season in which the fewest sports sophomores, juniors, and are offered, the weather allows seniors indicates that over half practice of outdoor sports, and
the students in those classes players are able to look forward
predicted that even if some team p r o f i _ t e d f r o m out-of-seaso~ pracuce, others would lose strength and that the school's overall athletic program measured by our point standin~ in the A_th~etic Director's Cup
if you talked back to a senior, your mouth would be shut and not along with "Taxi Driver" and veterans Burgess Meredith,
always in the nicest manner. But now with the system the way it is,
physical force is not allowed and words do nothing. The Senior Class
can not exercise strong leadership if they are not respected by the underclassmen.
In a few months the present seniors will be gone and a new class will fill their shoes. You, the underclassmen, are the seniors of tomorrow. Your strength as seniors will depend on a tradition of respe t that is your choice to either follow or destroy.
••
"Bound For Glory." Of these five the major contenders are Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer's "Network," a cutting true-to-life story on the work at a major television network, "Rocky," the story of a prize fighter making it to the top
has it
that Mr.
("Network"), and Piper Laurie for her excellent performance as
the religion-freak mother in
"Carrie".
It is interesting to note that the Academy almost completely overlooked Barbra Streisand for her latest enshrinement "A Star
Gardner d" starring Orson Welles and Faye
Dunaway
Films at V.E.S.:
"On the Waterfront" (1954) with Marlon Brando and Eva Mane
W ord
McCormick has been stricken with a rare disease resembling
epilepsy. The seizures, which he calls "Big Mac Attacks," cause our beloved master to go into fits of uncontrollable quacking and waddling. He also complains of a craving for bagels, and has an uncontroll- able desire to turn off the dorm T.V. during "Charlie's Angles." Mr. McCormick has
Bruce
z
reporters.
For Best Actor William
Holden, a 1953 winner, received a nomination for "Network" along with his co-star in that film, Peter Finch. Finch, who died early this year, is the third actor to be nominated posthumously, preceded by James Dean in 1956 for "Giant", and Spencer Tracy in 1967 for
starring Laurence Olivier . " starring Burt Lancaster and Ava
e zne
carried his burden nobly, uttering hardly a word about the cause of these strange actions that have brought many to question his sanity. Now that the word is out, The
Meteor would like to join the rest of the school in expressing its sympathy and wishing Mr. McCormick a speedy recovery.
(More Sidelines on page !1, Col. 5)
ca tegory ("V oyage of the
Damned"), Jodie Foster (Taxi
Driver"), Beatrice Straight "Voyage of the Damne
58 said that they would rather program would be seriously 1mprove.
and "All the President's Men" is running third with eight
agamst Swedish actress Liv
Ullman for her performance in
Ingmar Bergman's "Face to
Face," and Sissy Spacek in her
film debut as "Carrie," the
abused, ugly girl who could
make ashtrays do strange things.
Other nominations in this again and again, as long as they
. . nommauons.
category include Talia Shire for "Rocky" and Marie-Christine Barrault in "Cousin, Cousine."
continue to work. Upcoming Films:
"Fun With Dick and Jane"' starring George Segal and Jane
Fonda . "A Star Is Born" starnng
Barbara Streisand and Kns Kristofferson .
For Best Picture, the above films have been nominated
For Best Supporting Actor, Jason Robards, and Laurence
Olivier have been nominated for "Rocky," "All the President's Men," and "Marathon Man,"
respectively. Also nominated was Ned Beatty for "Network."
varsity soccer
allowed to practice during the
sport, and their free (non-coaching) season.
players were the Varsity Football team
fall -
was consequently the weakest he had ever seen, only winning one game and tying one. He did admit, however, that the Varsity
Soccer team won the Prep League title that year. Mr. Atkins
ne111a:
Giancarlo Gianinni for "Seven Beauties."
Faye Dunaway is the leading MGM's "Network." She is up
candidate for Best Actress for field. Stars such as Katharine
"New York, New York" starnng released by United Artists, and Best Supporting Actress. The Robert de Niro and Lua
"All the President's Men," a W arner Brothers' release depicting the uncovering of the
nominees are Jane Alexander
Minnelli . , "The Seven Per-Cent SolutiOn
Competition is difficult for
("All The President's Men"), Lee
Watergate burglary by two Grant, last year's winner in this "The Cassandra Crossing
"Guess Who's Coming to Is Born," the multi-million
Dinner?." Newcomer Sylvester dollar "King Kong," and the with Richard Widmark an
Stallone has been nominated for "Rocky", along with Robert de Niro for "Taxi Driver" and
performance of Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in "All The President's Men." Names such as
"Dracula"
Lugosi and Maria Ouspenskaya
w o u l d not According to the poll, the
varsity team that stands to gain t h e m o s t f r o m out-of-season practice would be soccer; eleven students listed it as their choice for a fall sport if offered. Baseball and lacrosse followed in popularity, with seven students
each, then basketball and golf with six, followed by tennis with four and wrestling with two.
In contrast to student interest in out-of-season sports practices, the varsity coaches of the seven sports listed on the poll were predominantly unenthusiastic about the possibility. One
opposed the idea on principal, two had coaching conflicts which would not have allowed them to work with the players of
Two coaches were eagerly in Hereare favor of such a program. Ironically, they coach sports
which students showed the least interest in practicing during the
fall.
e scars
William Holden and Laurence
Olivier will pop up as long as
these actors contribute to their
the out-of-season
several did not want to give up
Hepburn, John Wayne, Ingrid Bergman, Fred Astaire, and H elen Hayes have been nominated in recent years due to the over-all lack of acting ability by much of the "new Hollywood." The Academy will t u r n t o t h e s e s e a s o ned actors
Saint "Cheyenne
Autumn
Dolores del Rio 1
(1932)
with Be a
" (1964)
d
The ai!Wl who more years ~you
1